West Ham have TWENTY strikers on transfer shopping list and are making string of bids

He's making a list... checking it twice: Allardyce has strikers galore in his sights (Image: Getty)

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West Ham have targeted TWENTY strikers in the January transfer window.

The east Londoners hope to have England hitman Andy Carroll, yet to play this season following a £15m summer move from Liverpool because of a heel injury, back running soon - maybe even as early as Friday.

But they are still working furiously behind the scenes on more firepower and could even bring in another TWO frontmen as they bid to shoot themselves out of trouble.

Their ambitious targets include the likes of Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis and Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor.

But bids have gone in across Europe for a number of strikers - either on loan or as outright buys - as the club work their way through a list of players they believe can boost their firepower.

While they were turned down by several ambitious targets during the summer window, there is a belief things could be different in January with so many stars needing regular first-team action ahead of the World Cup finals.